And to help you relax, honestly. For my more fellow introvert brides, this one is definitely for you! While my wedding was a bit unconventional and not*over the top*, I did things a bit differently. I didn’t have a wedding planner, and a lot of things I did on my own. Though, I will say, […]
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I had a more non traditional approach to my wedding. I didn’t have the big, elaborate, ballroom wedding, we eliminated many of the cliché aspects like the bouquet toss, and I chose not to have a bridal party. It just wasn’t for me. For some time I couldn’t figure out why, and part of me worried
Not having a bridal party was the best wedding decision I made Read More »
Bachelorette parties have literally gone from one extreme to the next. Dwindling are the one-nighter get togethers celebrating the bride becoming a wife – hopefully old Bachelorette party traditions don’t completely die off! Hello to long weekends, crazy party destinations and one hell-of-a-hangover. Nonetheless, the Bachelorette party is one to be spent having the time
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No matter what, a bride’s big day – their wedding day – will stir with nerves and stress. Sometimes the stress is merely jitters, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing at all. Then there are other stressors, like when something’s out of place or goes entirely wrong. Though I understand this is a day
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My fiance isn’t interested in the whole ‘planning a wedding’ thing. He doesn’t want to help when it comes to making decisions. He tends to shut down when I bring up the nuptuals and leaves everything up to me. It’s like he doesn’t care about our wedding day at all. I want him to WANT
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Through the course of getting engaged, wedding planning is supposed to be fun, yet it can also be stressful. For the struggling bride to be, here’s my take on how to pick your bridesmaids from a bride who chose NONE. I fear that today this dilemma commonly destroys more friendships than it holds together –
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I got married this past Spring, in March. 10 months later, I can’t even believe how fast the year of planning came and the big day began and flew by within a blink of my eye. But I’m feeling slightly boastful as I look back on pictures of that day – how did I even
DIY Beach Wedding Centerpieces and Decor [A Chic Mermaid Wedding] Read More »
It’s very simple to create your own wedding bouquet. You could spend thousands of dollars on a real one from a flower shop, and never exactly get what you want in the first place. You could pay a fraction of the price for a DIY bouquet, and in the end have it to remember forever.
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Wedding [guest] etiquette, and yes I’m going there. As much as we like to think, or believe, there are no rules that apply [to us, an invited guest]…um, think again. As if you don’t think manners apply, either, say…when you’re having dinner with the Pope, the President, or how about God? Yeah, I went there, too.
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Smaller, destination weddings are becoming the new fad. Or they always were, but now they’re not exactly in secret. Either way, I went against the grain of the traditional, big, over the top wedding. I had less than 50 people total, though at the end of the day it didn’t seem too few. Here are
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